Railroad Project Causes Detours in Grand Island

If you're driving through Grand Island, you could hit a detour.Union Pacific Railroad began a track improvement project Monday.Crossings at Webb Road and Custer and Broadwell Avenues will be closed through Friday.Crossings at Lincoln Avenue, as well as Walnut, Pine and Oak Streets will by closed next week.Shady Bend Road and Capital Avenue crossings will be closed the week after that.City officials said the project will level and resurface tracks in an effort to decrease the need for emergency closings.